WiFi to Switch on IoT AppliancesNews & Analysis 12/22/2014 20 commentsElectrolux says it is one of several white goods vendors about to roll out smart appliances that use WiFi, Linux and AllJoyn to connect to each other and the cloud

DesignCon Revs High-Speed EngineBlog 12/16/2014 2 commentsDesignCon promises a smorgasbord of sessions on high-speed interconnect engineering at the chip and board levels, including a look at issues on the bleeding edge of 56 Gbits/second and beyond.

IoT Metro Network Race Is OnNews & Analysis 12/12/2014 23 commentsStartup Sigfox aims to raise more than $70 million by early next year to fund a US national IoT network using its 900MHz software, and it has a partner for a satellite version.

Silicon Startups Get IncubatorNews & Analysis 12/9/2014 10 commentsSilicon Catalyst aims to help about 10 semiconductor startups produce their first chips in 2015, leveraging partnerships with Keysight, Synopsys, and TSMC.

WiFi Is King at KaiserNews & Analysis 12/5/2014 11 commentsMedical device makers should embrace WiFi but generally stay off Bluetooth, said a wireless specialist from healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente.

Cypress Bids $4B For SpansionNews & Analysis 12/1/2014 13 commentsCypress and Spansion struck a deal to merge into a $2 billion embedded chip company with half its business in memory and an expanded microcontroller portfolio with a strong focus on automotive.

12 Startups I Saw at DemoSlideshow 11/21/2014 9 commentsThe consumer Internet of Things sector is getting crowded and maybe a bit ahead of itself, a Nest co-founder said at the Demo event, where a handful of smart-home startups showed their wares.

UWB Returns as a GPS for IoTBlog 11/18/2014 Post a commentUltrawideband technology (a.k.a. impulse radio) is staging a comeback as a technique to add localization for a wide range of uses in the Internet of Things.

Intel Guns for InfiniBandNews & Analysis 11/17/2014 5 commentsIntel announced the 10 nm version of Xeon Phi will integrate a 100 Gbit/s version of its Omni-Path interconnect with 56% lower latency and higher port density than InfiniBand.

ISSCC Tips Hot Circuit DesignsNews & Analysis 11/17/2014 4 commentsThe International Solid State Circuits Conference will host papers on new processors from Intel, AMD, and IBM and some of the first designs made in new FinFET processes.

Smart Battery Charges Up for IoTNews & Analysis 11/7/2014 11 commentsStartup Roost is developing a new twist on the Internet of Things -- a smart, networked battery that will put existing smoke alarms on home WiFi networks.

Freescale CEO: 'IoT Isn't Just Buzz'News & Analysis 10/29/2014 13 commentsTwo factors rejuvenating Freescale are the "explosion of connected devices" and "cars so aware of their surroundings that they can't get into accidents," says its CEO.

IBM, GlobalFoundaries Strike Historic Fab DealNews & Analysis 10/20/2014 19 commentsIBM will transfer its two loss-making fabs to GlobalFoundries along with $1.5 billion in cash and related patents in a deal that could take a year to get regulatory approval and even longer to sort out its implications for both companies’ roadmaps.

Ethernet Dike Sprouts CracksSlideshow 10/17/2014 15 commentsAt least a half dozen new efforts are sprouting up to patch gaps in Ethernet, forcing engineers to reconsider the road map for the ubiquitous networking technology.

TSMC Capex to Exceed $10B in FinFET Ramp-UpNews & Analysis 10/16/2014 6 commentsTaiwan Semiconductor said Thursday that it aims to increase its capital expenditures next year to more than US$10 billion as it accelerates its ramp-up to commercial production of 16 nm FinFET chips.

IC Industry Slowdown: True or False?News & Analysis 10/15/2014 10 commentsDid Microchip Technology get ahead of itself by suggesting that its downward revenue forecast was a negative bellwether for the whole semiconductor market? Or is there a macro-economic weakness that bodes ill for the chip industry?

Why Infineon’s 200mm Fabs MatterBlog 10/14/2014 9 commentsA recent visit to Infineon's 200mm fabs in Dresden is surprising on two levels: the company's commitment to its older fabs and the level of "factory automation" it has pulled off.

Cellular Group Rolls IoT GuidelinesNews & Analysis 10/13/2014 1 commentThe GSMA published guidelines for designing devices for the Internet of Things that ride on cellular networks while Samsung claimed it will roll 60 GHz WiFi IoT products in 2015.

Slideshow: Maxim Integrates IoTSlideshow 10/10/2014 3 commentsThe Internet of Things in its industrial and consumer flavors was a main focus for Maxim's annual demo day for its chips and reference designs.

Will Infineon's Power IC Gambit Pay Off?News & Analysis 10/8/2014 16 commentsAgainst several of the financial community's shibboleths (get out of manufacturing, get rid of fabs), Infineon not only kept its fabs but upgraded them. The company is staking its power-chip future in Dresden fab.

Gigabit Ethernet Seeks a BoostNews & Analysis 10/7/2014 18 commentsBroadcom and Cisco are leading a call for interest in 2.5G and 5G Ethernet to give a boost to business-class access points swamped by throughput from emerging 802.11ac WiFi links.

Get 20 Takes on ARM Tech ConSlideshow 10/3/2014 6 commentsARM servers are progressing, but not ready for prime time, the race is on to a mainstream FinFET node, and IoT continued to appear everywhere at this year’s ARM Tech Con.

IoT Calls for Simpler ProtocolBlog 9/29/2014 13 commentsChirp is a simplified messaging scheme geared for the Internet of Things where many basic devices will not have the muscle to process traditional protocols such as IPv6, says author Francis DaCosta.

Radios Tune Up for 5GNews & Analysis 9/26/2014 5 comments5G cellular is expected to drive work in a couple new air interfaces, massive MIMO antennas, millimeter-wave frequencies, and Gbit-class LTE, but many hurdles lie ahead, say wireless experts.

Q’comm Does Watches, Glasses, RobotsSlideshow 9/19/2014 4 commentsQualcomm showed design wins in smartwatches, VR glasses, and robots at its annual Uplinq event where it also gave updates on AllJoyn and its efforts in smartphones and WiFi.

Cavium Attacks B'com in SwitchesNews & Analysis 9/16/2014 3 commentsCavium aims to leapfrog networking giant Broadcom with new Ethernet switches from its acquisition of Xpliant, which has both a novel chip and approach to semiconductor startups.

Apple, Samsung in 20nm RaceBlog 9/15/2014 6 commentsApple and Samsung are poised to ship their first smartphones using 20nm mobile processors, but they are applying the silicon technology in radically different ways.

Intel Opens Door on 7nm, FoundryNews & Analysis 9/11/2014 15 commentsIntel said it sees a path to making 7 nm chips without EUV lithography and gave its most detailed talk to date on its foundry service to share its chipmaking capabilities.

Startup Drives SerDes to 50GNews & Analysis 9/8/2014 4 commentsCredo Semiconductor demonstrated a 50G SerDes in a 40nm process, promising a 28G version in 28nm in October with a commercial 56G design in TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process in less than six months.

50G Ethernet Debate BrewingNews & Analysis 9/3/2014 16 commentsThe Ethernet Alliance will host a discussion on the future of Ethernet at which engineers are expected to debate the need for a 50G standard, among other issues.

3G/4G Rising for M2MBlog 9/3/2014 2 comments3G and 4G cellular networking is on a rapid rise in machine-to-machine applications, according to an analyst with market watcher Berg Insights.

Wireless Net Takes the Next TrainBlog 9/2/2014 3 commentsThe first products are about to adopt the new 802.15.4p positive train control standard, which promises to decrease fatal accidents on railways around the globe.

9 Insights From Hot InterconnectsSlideshow 8/29/2014 4 commentsFacebook described its network switch, while experts picked apart flaws in Ethernet, WiFi, InfiniBand, Linux, last-mile connections, and more at Hot Interconnects where one next-big-thing was silicon photonics.

Data Centers May Ride on ASICsNews & Analysis 8/28/2014 10 commentsFirebox, a research prototype in the works at UC Berkeley, aims to point the way to warehouse-scale computers for data centers in 2020 based on ASICs and optical links.

US Launches Smart Cities EffortNews & Analysis 8/26/2014 12 commentsThe US has launched a challenge to municipal governments around the world to work with vendors in the Internet of Things to deploy smart cities applications.

Startup Promises Sub-$20 DNA TestNews & Analysis 8/20/2014 12 commentsStartup InSilixa described a silicon bio-sensing array that promises to bring molecular diagnostics to the point of care with tests that cost less than $20.

In conjunction with unveiling of EE Times’ Silicon 60 list, journalist & Silicon 60 researcher Peter Clarke hosts a conversation on startups in the electronics industry. One of Silicon Valley's great contributions to the world has been the demonstration of how the application of entrepreneurship and venture capital to electronics and semiconductor hardware can create wealth with developments in semiconductors, displays, design automation, MEMS and across the breadth of hardware developments. But in recent years concerns have been raised that traditional venture capital has turned its back on hardware-related startups in favor of software and Internet applications and services. Panelists from incubators join Peter Clarke in debate.